impala

[ĩmˈpala]

/[ĩmˈpala]/ noun

The verdict

“impala” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,976 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,976
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impala:(Aepycero smelampus) Antílope de 95 cm de altura hasta la cruz, con pelaje pardo oscuro en el dorso y blanquecino por el vientre. Los machos poseen los cuernos anillados en forma de lira de ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-impala · impala · Spanish

impala · rank #52,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,976
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH imaginables

Nearest frequency peer: imaginables (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impala”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impala” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impala
PropertyValue
Headwordimpala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩmˈpala]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impala” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.impalacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “imaginables” (#52,975), “implanta” (#52,977), “ilusiona” (#52,974). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impala” va en #52,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impala is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,976 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩmˈpala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impala:(Aepycero smelampus) Antílope de 95 cm de altura hasta la cruz, con pelaje pardo oscuro en el dorso y blanquecino por el vientre. Los machos poseen los cuernos anillados en forma de lira de ...".

impala has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is impala, spelled I-M-P-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impala:(Aepycero smelampus) Antílope de 95 cm de altura hasta la cruz, con pelaje pardo oscuro en el dorso y blanquecino por el vientre. Los machos poseen los cuernos anillados en forma de lira de hasta 50 cm de longitud. Vive en pequeñas manadas en África Oriental, de la familia de los bóvidos. Se caracteriza por su extraordinaria agilidad.^([cita requerida])

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impala"?
"impala" is spelled I-M-P-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈpala].
What does "impala" mean?
As a noun, "impala" means: Impala:(Aepycero smelampus) Antílope de 95 cm de altura hasta la cruz, con pelaje pardo oscuro en el dorso y blanquecino por el vientre. Los machos poseen los cuernos anillados en forma de lira de ...
How do you pronounce "impala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impala" is [ĩmˈpala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list